This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C17B3B.DA3E7DE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Surely, the brltty route is the appropriate one once the install has been undertaken perhaps Festival might be appropriate to give speech support. I did hear that brltty boot up disks were available. You don't have to pay for the speakup disks they are there for anyone to download. But if you don't have a hard ware synth your wasting your time going down that route. -----Original Message----- From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Marijan Janev Sent: 02 December 2001 10:31 To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Hello! Hi Saqib, I'm delighted of the fact that you and few other members of the list answered me practically at once. Thank you for that! Now questions: You wrote: 1. Do you only use a Braille display, or do you use speech also? If so, which speech synthesiser do you have? Marijan: At the moment I have only desktop machine (Celeron processor Pentium 3 633MHz overclocked to 750MHz, 128MB RAM, 20GB hdd( with sound Blaster live 1024 and the oldest Tieman's Braille display with 40+5 cells named Keybraille (the predecessor of Combibraille). But just now I am in the market for Toshiba satellite 2800-600 laptop, Alva Satellite 544 portable and JFW 4.0 or 4.1, depending on the time when I'll pay. At the moment I don't think about buying of hardware speech synthesizer. You wrote: 2. How much computing knowledge do you have? Marijan: It's so clear, I am not a programmer at all, I didn't learn JAWS scripting language yet but I use JFW and other applications I need very easily. In the nearest future I plan to learn more about HTML and how to make the web sites. Of course, it's very small piece of knowledge but until now I had no chance to learn more because in my country I was the first blind man who bought a computer and started to use it. You wrote: 3. What sort of things do you want to use Linux for? Marijan: As a radio journalist I have to use text-processor to write my articles (I prefer WordPerfect but I use Word also); OCR programme to recognize the printed materials I need (I just installed Fine reader 5.0 trial which recognize Cyrillic);and sound editor like Sound forge witch I like it very much. I am sorry but I don't know what I should expect of Linux. I have heard that Linux is much more stable then Windows but I don't know if there are the applications I mentioned above. Anyway, I'd like to try it and see what is better. BTW, which version of Linux allows me to start a Windows apps from within the Linux? Thank you very much for your effort to help me, indeed! Sorry for my pegen English. Sincerely, Marijan ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C17B3B.DA3E7DE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="koi8-r" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dkoi8-r"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=3D570001014-02122001><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>Hi</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D570001014-02122001><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D570001014-02122001><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2>Surely, the brltty route is the appropriate one once the = install=20 has been undertaken perhaps Festival might be appropriate to give speech = support. I did hear that brltty boot up disks were = available. You=20 don't have to pay for the speakup disks they are there for anyone to=20 download. But if you don't have a hard ware synth your wasting = your time=20 going down that route.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=3D570001014-02122001><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr style=3D"MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT = face=3DTahoma=20 size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = blinux-list-admin@redhat.com=20 [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Marijan=20 Janev<BR><B>Sent:</B> 02 December 2001 10:31<BR><B>To:</B>=20 blinux-list@redhat.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: = Hello!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Saqib,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm delighted of the fact that you = and few other=20 members of the list answered me practically at once.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you for that!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Now questions:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. Do you only use a Braille = display, or do=20 you use speech also? If so, which speech synthesiser do you=20 have?</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Marijan: At the moment I have only = desktop=20 machine (Celeron processor Pentium 3 633MHz overclocked = to 750MHz,=20 128MB RAM, 20GB hdd( with sound Blaster live 1024 and the oldest = Tieman's=20 Braille display with 40+5 cells named Keybraille (the predecessor of = Combibraille). But just now I am in the market for Toshiba satellite = 2800-600 laptop, Alva Satellite 544 portable and JFW 4.0 or 4.1, = depending=20 on the time when I'll pay. At the moment I don't think about buying = of=20 hardware speech synthesizer.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">You wrote:</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. How much computing = knowledge do you=20 have?</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Marijan: It's so clear, I am not a = programmer=20 at all, I didn't learn JAWS scripting language yet but I use = JFW and=20 other applications I need very easily. In the nearest future I plan = to learn=20 more about HTML and how to make the web sites. Of course, = it's=20 very small piece of knowledge but until now I had no chance to learn = more=20 because in my country I was the first blind man who = bought a=20 computer and started to use it. </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You wrote:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. What sort of things do you = want to use=20 Linux for?</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Marijan: As a radio journalist I = have to use=20 text-processor to write my articles (I prefer WordPerfect but I = use=20 Word also); OCR programme to recognize the printed materials I need = (I just=20 installed Fine reader 5.0 trial which recognize = Cyrillic);and sound=20 editor like Sound forge witch I like it very much.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">I am sorry but I don't know what I = should=20 expect of Linux. I have heard that Linux is much more stable then = Windows=20 but I don't know if there are the applications I mentioned = above.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Anyway, I'd like to try it and see = what is=20 better.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">BTW, which version of Linux allows = me to start=20 a Windows apps from within the Linux?</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Thank you very much for your effort = to help=20 me, indeed!</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Sorry for my pegen English.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Sincerely,</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">Marijan</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> = <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C17B3B.DA3E7DE0--